Topband: critters eating my coax!

[Tom Rauch]

> I posed that same question on the vhf reflector last December after 
> finding some 9913 chewed up in five different places. Received multiple
> replies, like:

The most effective way to deal with this problem is to use flooded 
cable, like CATV F-11xxxxx series cables. Cables designed for 
direct burial generally contain flooding compounds. 

The jacket is less easily penetrated, and the flooding compound 
tastes terrible. The flooding compound also re-seals the cable after 
any puncture, preventing water ingress.

Flooded F11 type (RG-11 size) CATV cables are actually a fraction 
f the price of RG213, and even F-6 (RG-6 size) cables are good for 
long runs on 160 meters. 50 ohm cables are also available with 
flooding compounds.

Nothing else has ever worked for me, the critters even eat 
aluminum jacketed cables here and at CATV systems I've been 
involved with.


3, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com



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